Claire Name Popularity

How popular is Claire?

Ranking 49th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2017, the name Claire is very popular.

Currently in the top 50, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity ranking of #40 was reached in 2016 with 5,207 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Claire in any given year was 21 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Claire occurred roughly during the years 1881-1886, 1892-1895, 1903-1918, 1919-1927, 1974-1990, 1991-1998, and 2003-2007, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1934-1937, and 1960-1967.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

How popular will Claire be?

For a number of years, the name Claire has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Claire has remained about the same.

The name Claire is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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Claire (Girl)

Claire (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2017

4,683

49

< 5

--

2016

5,207

40

< 5

--

2015

4,827

49

< 5

--

2014

5,012

44

< 5

--

2013

4,656

49

< 5

--

2012

4,944

45

< 5

--

2011

4,896

50

< 5

--

2010

4,915

53

< 5

--

2009

4,824

53

7

10,055

2008

4,598

62

7

10,053

2007

4,612

66

7

9,951

2006

4,013

86

< 5

--

2005

3,293

95

7

9,288

2004

3,333

99

11

6,599

2003

3,570

92

< 5

--

2002

3,405

95

< 5

--

2001

3,641

82

< 5

--

2000

3,710

86

< 5

--

1999

3,732

86

< 5

--

1998

3,641

91

5

9,871

1997

3,039

108

< 5

--

1996

2,737

116

< 5

--

1995

2,473

129

< 5

--

1994

2,174

149

< 5

--

1993

1,895

166

5

8,946

1992

1,948

159

< 5

--

1991

1,818

162

7

6,636

1990

1,854

158

11

4,720

1989

1,671

171

20

2,997

1988

1,446

190

7

5,863

1987

1,333

202

10

4,298

1986

1,305

198

10

4,173

1985

1,186

220

5

6,699

1984

978

254

< 5

--

1983

856

276

< 5

--

1982

815

299

< 5

--

1981

681

343

< 5

--

1980

567

404

< 5

--

1979

540

400

< 5

--

1978

480

421

< 5

--

1977

472

430

< 5

--

1976

376

487

< 5

--

1975

387

476

9

3,703

1974

367

483

< 5

--

1973

406

453

5

5,215

1972

274

585

< 5

--

1971

298

584

< 5

--

1970

341

547

< 5

--

1969

379

501

6

4,022

1968

354

514

6

3,745

1967

390

480

< 5

--

1966

500

418

5

4,032

1965

525

404

< 5

--

1964

607

394

5

4,138

1963

676

372

< 5

--

1962

807

328

7

3,353

1961

811

330

< 5

--

1960

899

315

< 5

--

1959

994

284

13

2,321

1958

960

288

6

3,601

1957

1,030

271

11

2,508

1956

986

277

13

2,283

1955

993

273

8

3,006

1954

1,031

258

24

1,567

1953

1,089

245

15

2,053

1952

1,077

241

22

1,624

1951

1,062

239

21

1,652

1950

1,038

234

18

1,757

1949

1,089

226

17

1,834

1948

1,024

232

19

1,713

1947

1,180

216

22

1,607

1946

1,115

212

17

1,773

1945

916

211

20

1,506

1944

1,006

202

18

1,638

1943

1,002

207

24

1,436

1942

1,027

199

36

1,142

1941

953

196

30

1,214

1940

950

194

33

1,162

1939

931

189

25

1,324

1938

1,074

184

27

1,279

1937

958

191

36

1,077

1936

1,083

176

40

993

1935

1,124

171

39

1,023

1934

1,309

155

44

956

1933

1,372

144

37

1,083

1932

1,508

139

38

1,094

1931

1,626

139

65

776

1930

1,653

136

47

992

1929

1,699

134

60

845

1928

1,734

136

63

827

1927

1,837

136

65

831

1926

1,676

144

51

955

1925

1,502

160

66

816

1924

1,583

160

67

825

1923

1,392

167

75

757

1922

1,339

167

66

840

1921

1,210

182

71

805

1920

1,019

194

72

786

1919

953

197

45

1,010

1918

1,072

186

63

826

1917

926

200

62

800

1916

838

208

65

758

1915

809

204

51

863

1914

571

218

35

936

1913

490

212

36

790

1912

440

212

28

839

1911

333

213

14

901

1910

274

233

12

939

1909

259

218

10

961

1908

235

224

14

717

1907

206

230

19

561

1906

213

213

10

805

1905

184

232

19

531

1904

163

244

7

984

1903

164

233

11

706

1902

156

244

7

947

1901

122

266

5

1,081

1900

156

262

7

1,066

1899

121

260

11

624

1898

133

259

9

753

1897

105

275

8

800

1896

106

283

11

680

1895

118

259

< 5

--

1894

96

283

7

875

1893

92

277

5

1,070

1892

86

292

< 5

--

1891

84

267

< 5

--

1890

72

291

6

906

1889

62

307

< 5

--

1888

73

270

< 5

--

1887

58

278

< 5

--

1886

61

265

5

993

1885

49

284

8

711

1884

33

342

< 5

--

1883

38

287

< 5

--

1882

30

324

< 5

--

1881

23

339

< 5

--

1880

21

354

< 5

--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.